B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #234

(August 2013)

Losers Can Be Choosers (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #227 (July 2007)

That's Pretty Fishy! (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have you guys seen Betty?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Brigitte Reilly; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Veronica is upset when Betty and Brigitte go fishing without her.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #42 (July 2000)

An Opposite Kind of Guy! (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Jughead proves Betty right when she claims he is the most contrary person, by setting a bad luck spell that gives Betty only good luck.

Reprints

• from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #39 (November 1992)

Keywords

magic

Team Supreme (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler

Synopsis

Veronica brings in Betty to help coach Mr. Lodge's winless girl's softball team. After seeing Veronica's coaching methods, Betty understands why the team is winless.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #55 (June 1992)

Indexer Notes

Credits per this issue

Garden Party Pooper (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ahhh! I feel great!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge uses gardening to help him relax but Veronica isn't too keen on getting dirty.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #55 (September 1996)

Tired But True (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump

Synopsis

It's a day full of beach fun for Betty and the gang including surfing, football and chicken fights.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #166 (August 2007)

Pinup (Table of Contents: 7)

Ethel / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Characters

Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #78 (July 1973)

Keywords

beach

Brief Encounter (Table of Contents: 8)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor

Characters

Josie McCoy; Alexandra Cabot; Alex Cabot; Alan M.

Synopsis

Alexandra tries to beat Josie to the mall before she can go on a date with Alan M. She throws on a cover up over her bikini in a hurry but gets caught by a fish hook.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #35 (November 1975)

Keywords

bathing suit; bikini; cover up; date; fishing line; heat wave; hook; pool; shopping; summer

Think Shrink (Table of Contents: 9)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor

Characters

Melody Valentine; Alexander Cabot; Josie McCoy

Synopsis

Melody is mad that Alex wants a kiss after he takes her out on a date and pays. Josie tries to console him and tells him to be confident and he tries to kiss her.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #75 (April 1974)

Keywords

date; feminism; feminist; kiss; women's lib

Say Cheese! (Table of Contents: 10)

Josie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown

Synopsis

Josie and the Pussycats do a commercial for cheese and dress up as mice.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #194 (January 1988)

Keywords

advertisement; commercial; girl band; girl group; guitars; mice; mouse; music

Indexer Notes

Probably reprinted from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #194 (January 1988).

Betty, Veronica and Bridgette's Summer Style (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Rudy Lapick ?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

?

Genre

fashion

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Bridgette

Synopsis

Betty, Veronica and Bridgette model hair styles submitted by readers.

By the Numbers (Table of Contents: 12)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Russ; Roz; Hap Holiday

Synopsis

Jinx tries to remember a phone number she was supposed to call.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #296 (December 1974)

Wait-less (Table of Contents: 13)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday

Synopsis

While waiting for her father, Jinx finds a discarded tin can and uses it to spur several imaginative daydreams.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #225 (January 1969)

Fish Try! (Table of Contents: 14)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis

Greg may be the fishing expert, but Jinx is the one with the fish.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #59 (August 1974)

Keywords

fishing

It's A Date (Table of Contents: 15)

Li'l Jinx's Pal, Gigi / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Gigi; Charley Hawse

Synopsis

Gigi turns Charley down hard.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #318 (June 1982)

Ploy Plight (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I wish Archie would pay more attention to me, Midge!

Genre

humor; romance; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Betty wonders what type of ploy she could use to get Archie.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #135 (September 1983)

Shop Around the World (Table of Contents: 17)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Jon D’Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica shows off three world fashions.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #150 (October 2004)

Indexer Notes

Credits from original

Hangin' in the Hamptons (Table of Contents: 18)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Barbara Slate

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Billy Soul; Steven Spielman; Alec Balding

Synopsis

Veronica takes Betty to the Hamptons to sightsee and star gaze.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #78 (August 1998)

Keywords

celebrities; Hamptons

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I guess working with plants can be enjoyable!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica; Archie; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge doesn't like having Archie in his greenhouse.

Indexer Notes

Signed by Henry Scarpelli and Craig Boloman
Sunday strip

Idolize That Prize (Table of Contents: 20)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

romance; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie feels bad when he can't win any prizes for Betty on the carnival midway.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #125 (December 1981)

Wardrobe Blues (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Jim DeCarlo [as Jimmy DeCarlo]

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica solve their need for a new wardrobe in different ways.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #600 (October 1989)

Keywords

shopping

Cutting Costs (Table of Contents: 22)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Vincent DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; various unidentified models

Synopsis

Archie is picked to appear on a billboard with six gorgeous models and it goes to his head.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #107 (November 1964)

Keywords

beaches; models

Indexer Notes

Some recolouring, one model changes colour several times

The Big Competition (Table of Contents: 23)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

When the waves at the beach don't look promising, Veronica invites the gang over to her house to try the wave-making machine in the Lodges' swimming pool. But Mrs. Lodge's Garden Club is meeting at the house, and the kids from the Club are either swimming or watching movies in the Lodges' home theatre. Finally, Betty and Archie decide to go to Betty's house where its very quiet and they have plenty of privacy.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #167 (September 2007)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Betty and Veronica's Pinup / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan DeCarlo

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wow! This boat is fast!

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty drives Veronica's new power boat so fast that Archie, on water skies, becomes airborne.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #21 (June 1963)

Keywords

water skiing

Indexer Notes

The plot for this cartoon was suggested by a reader, Joe Scudera of Brooklyn, New York.

A Jarring Note (Table of Contents: 25)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Stan Goldberg ?

Inks

Stan Goldberg ?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Unnamed Lifeguard

Synopsis

Veronica uses a jar to meet a new lifeguard.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #178 (September 1989)

Indexer Notes

No credits given for gag. Stan Goldberg's art credit based on his distinctive style.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've added a new feature to our pool!

Genre

romance; teen

Characters

Archie; Veronica; Jughead; Bronson

Synopsis

Archie's attempt to get Veronica's new lifeguard to leave backfires.

Indexer Notes

Signed by Henry Scarpelli and Craig Boldman
Sunday strip

Ticket Trouble (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Jim DeCarlo [as Jimmy DeCarlo]

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Betty gets two tickets to a concert by "The Funny Named Group" (they chose that name because all the other funny names were already taken). To keep Betty from asking Archie, Veronica claims that Archie's already going to a flower show with her.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #236 (August 1975)

Hollywood Make-up Magic (Table of Contents: 28)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Allison Flood

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Cynthia Van Snoote; Archie Andrews; Doug Westweed; Donaldo

Synopsis

Veronica is desperate for a way to one-up Cynthia Van Snoote. When she meets Archie's cousin, who is a Hollywood make-up artist, she thinks she has her way.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #41 (July 1991)

Indexer Notes

Credits per this version

Boot Camp Lodge (Table of Contents: 29)

Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Aunt Tessie; Betty Cooper; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Veronica's parents go on vacation and get Aunt Tessie, a military woman, to look after her.

Reprints

• from Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #21 (August 2007)

Keywords

boot camp; training

Indexer Notes

In two Parts

Poor Butterfly (Table of Contents: 30)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; romance; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty feels sorry for herself because she's always playing second-fiddle to Veronica in attracting Archie's attention.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #162 (October 1987)

Keywords

jealousy; swimming

Indexer Notes

Credits per this version

Coming Clean (Table of Contents: 31)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Jim DeCarlo [as Jimmy DeCarlo]

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

romance; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Veronica is determined to have Archie help her with the dance decorating, even though it means he has to cut his date with Betty short. But an oil spill at the beach gums up Veronica's plans.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #613 (October 1990)

Keywords

beaches; oil spills

Indexer Notes

Credits per this version

Creature Feature on Party Beach Part 1 (Table of Contents: 32)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Holly G!

Pencils

Holly G!

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Coreman; Sammi; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Jason Blossom

Synopsis

Cheryl throws a 60's themed party on the beach. Some film producers film the party goers without their consent and stage a movie on a fake pirate ship.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #25 (September 1999)

Keywords

bash; beach; director; eel; frisbee; movie; party; pirate; ship

Creature Feature on Party Beach Part 2 (Table of Contents: 33)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Holly G!

Pencils

Holly G!

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Jason Blossom; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Rick Coreman

Synopsis

The gang finds a treasure chest and a robotic eel on a fake pirate ship.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #25 (September 1999)

Keywords

eel; hidden camera; kiss; movie; pirate; ship; treasure chest

Nice Advice (Table of Contents: 34)

Betty Cooper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty follows the five steps from Ethel's book "Fanning Love Flames" to try to win Archie over from Veronica.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #187 (October 1990)

Indexer Notes

Credits per this version

Squelching Those Nasty Rumors (Table of Contents: 35)

Veronica Lodge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Jim Amash

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Teresa Davidson

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Smithers (cameo); Archie Andrews (cameo); Ms. Crouton (home economics teacher) (cameo); Gaston (cameo); Nancy Woods (cameo); Coach Kleets (cameo); Coach Floyd Clayton (cameo); Fifi (Veronica's maid) (cameo)

Synopsis

Veronica dispells some of the nasty rumors going around about her.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #181 (September 2007)

A Fair with Flair (Table of Contents: 36)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton (cameo); Smithers; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

The gang all go to a street fair.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #228 (August 2007)